Tikbalang drawing

» known to lead travelers astray with illusions; sunshower is a sign that two tikbalangs are having a wedding, forming a lifetime bond. || catherine saw a tikbalang once and almost lost her mind, but her encounter with the creature brought her something useful. DISCLAIMER: these illustrations aren't mine. these are personal scans i edited from «the lost journal of alejandro pardo: creatures and beasts of philippine folklore».

Tikbalang's Head

Tikbalang : i have a chance to ask what is the description of a tikbalang to a witch doctor here in my town he said it have many horns on its head red glowing eyes and long limbs he said he cant see its face clearly because of a long white hair. i told him maybe its a demon? he tell me its a tikbalang because of the smell. common description of a tikbalang in the Philippines is a creature of Philippine folklore said to lurk in the mountains and forests of the Philippines. It is a…

Tikbalang

Tikbalang knight

Something monstrous hides in the remote forests of the Philippines. The Tikbalang, a strange horse demon, waits to trick travelers, leading them to their doom.

Some mythical creatures have their origin in tradition and tales from the distant past. However, each culture is associated with a multitude of interesting and odd creatures, many of these beings are humanoids. One of these legendary humanoids is the Tikbalang. The Tikbalang (many different spellings are used - translates as 'demon horse') is a creature of Philippine folklore said to lurk in the mountains and forests of the Philippines. It is generally described as a tall, bony humanoid…

tikbalang sculpt WIP by 1806

The kapre in Philippine folklore is a creature that may be described as a tree giant, being a tall (7 to 9 ft), dark-coloured, hairy, and muscular creature. Kapres are also said to have a very strong and filthy body odour and to sit in tree branches to smoke, and hide within and atop large trees. A filipino bigfoot, it scares away little children who play at night. If you're stuck in a place and keep going around in circles, you're said to be played around by a kapre.

Lapu-Lapu from Tepai Pascual's Maktan 1521 by jbcasacop

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